Bipolar Disorders: Mixed States, Rapid-Cycling, and Atypical Forms

Table 9.11 (cont.)Bipolar affectivemixed states(BAD-MIX: n ¼ 16)Bipolar schizoaffectivemixed states(BSAP-MIX: n ¼ 32)Statisticalanalysis aATPD(n ¼ 25)n (%) n (%) n (%)Nervous-tense 2 (9.1) 1 (9.1) 1 (4.3) NSDimensional personalityscores (NEO-FFI)n ¼ 19 n ¼ 15 n ¼ 27Neuroticism 1.88 0.50 2.22 0.65 2.01 0.68 NSExtroversion 2.12 0.62 1.98 0.50 1.87 0.51 NSOpenness to experiences 2.14 0.41 2.08 0.44 2.33 0.48 NSAgreeableness 2.66 0.42 2.39 0.41 2.53 0.42 NSC o n scien tio usn ess2.80 0.41 2.31 0.71 2.43 0.50 ATPD > BAD-MIX ea Only pairwise comparisons with significant differences (2 -test or Fisher’s exact test, two-tailed) are shown. P < 0.05; P < 0.01; P < 0.001; NS, no significance.b Differences overall significant in ANOVA (P ¼ 0.025); pairwise comparisons given are significant (P < 0.1) in Scheffé test.c Reduced n, because some patients could not be followed up or information was insufficient to rate this item.d Differences overall significant in ANOVA (P ¼ 0.048); pairwise comparisons given are significant (P < 0.05); in Scheffé test.e Differences overall significant in ANOVA (P ¼ 0.019); pairwise comparisons given are significant (P < 0.05); in Scheffé test.NEO-FFI, NEO Five-Factor Inventory; ANOVA, analysis of variance.